nix C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /nɪks/ UK /nɪks/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to reject or veto; (informal) nothing or no The board moved to nix the proposed merger. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to reject or veto;... vetorejectcancelforbidquashnullifynothingno ↔ Opposites approveallowaccept Word family Derived forms nixednixing Etymology AI details From German nix, a colloquial variant of nichts ('nothing'), from Middle High German niht; adopted into American English in the 19th century. nichts German View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nix **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /nɪks/ **IPA (UK):** /nɪks/ ## Meanings 1. to reject or veto; (informal) nothing or no ## Examples - The board moved to nix the proposed merger. ## Synonyms - veto - reject - cancel - forbid - quash - nullify - nothing - no ## Antonyms - approve - allow - accept ## Derived Forms - nixed - nixing ## Roots and Affixes - Root: nichts ## Etymology From German nix, a colloquial variant of nichts ('nothing'), from Middle High German niht; adopted into American English in the 19th century. ## AI Etymology Nix comes from German nix, a colloquial variant of nichts ('nothing'), from Middle High German niht; adopted into American English in the 19th century. The etymological trail includes German nichts. The same word family includes nixed, nixing. Its current verb use means "to reject or veto; (informal) nothing or no". ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Register & Style markdown